Civil disobedience: A Christian virtue
06/21/05
In 1940, at Dunkirk, on the northern coast of France, a British military officer sent a telegram to London consisting of the following three words: 'But if not.' The person in London who read the telegram recognized this as a reference to the Old Testament (Daniel 3:17-18, KJV): 'If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.' When faced with the choice of serving God or serving man, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego would sooner be incinerated than worship a graven image. No fiery furnace awaits American Christians who defy civil authority in the service of God. At least not yet...
http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/05/06/21/newman.htm
from The Price of Liberty, by Doug Newman
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
In 1940, at Dunkirk, on the northern coast of France, a British military officer sent a telegram to London consisting of the following three words: 'But if not.' The person in London who read the telegram recognized this as a reference to the Old Testament (Daniel 3:17-18, KJV): 'If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.' When faced with the choice of serving God or serving man, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego would sooner be incinerated than worship a graven image. No fiery furnace awaits American Christians who defy civil authority in the service of God. At least not yet...
http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/05/06/21/newman.htm
from The Price of Liberty, by Doug Newman
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 21. Jun, 11:50
